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They teach extra-mile sportsmanship in Texas!

Wow. Another great, inspirational story about a young man with developmental disabilities. This story has THREE “Wow that’s amazing” parts.

Mitchell Marcus grew up loving basketball, and at Coronado High School in El Paso, Texas, he got to experience it as a team manager. That would probably been cool enough to report about.

But at a recent game, at the end of the season, his coach gave him a wonderful gift, and let him suit up with the team. Near the end of the game, the coach put Mitchell in to get some live play in a real game. He had even instructed the rest of his own players that, no matter whether the game’s outcome was looking like victory or defeat, Mitchell was to receive a pass to shoot at least one shot during the game. In an interview after the game, the coach stated that yes, he was willing to forego a victory to ensure Mitchell a chance at a dream play in a real game. THAT was a really cool thing for the team to do for Mitchell.

However, the real “Wow” moment happened after Mitchell had actually taken several shots, and unfortunately he had missed them all. On the last attempt, a pass to Mitchell flew off his hands and went out of bounds, with only seconds remaining in the game. The opposing team took the ball out of bounds. However, the other team’s player inbounding the ball, shouted out Mitchell’s name, then passed it to HIM! Mitchell caught the pass, turned around, and made the shot. The crowd went wild!

Please watch the video report below, and be grateful along with me that young people are still learning great values like sportsmanship, individual respect, and love for their peers.